A Marrero man has been arrested after his neighbors reported that he pretended to be a police officer in a car outfitted with a siren and loudspeaker.

Clint Brenckle, 48, of 3000 Mt. Blanc Drive, was booked Wednesday with false impersonation of a police officer and reckless driving, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report. Brenckle was released Thursday from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna on a $500 bond.

A deputy reported that while he was on patrol, he was flagged down by residents who complained that a police officer in a gray, Ford Crown Victoria with dark-tinted windows was speeding along streets and blasting loud music.

When the deputy drove along Mt. Blanc Drive, he heard Brenckle identify himself as a police officer over a loudspeaker and order another motorist to move out of the street, according to the report. Brenckle then parked his vehicle in his driveway.

After the deputy questioned Brenckle, he admitted that he wasn't a police officer, but had purchased the vehicle in Mississippi and had it outfitted with a siren and loudspeaker, the arrest report said. Brenckle also had a badge from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.

Allen Powell II can be reached at apowell@timespicayune.com and 504.826.3793.